Good info and you must go through these tips on Petrol/Diesel for your car
Petrol is becoming more and more expensive!
My line of work has been in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are
some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every litre. Here at the
Marian Hill Pipeline where I work in Durban we deliver about 4 million
litres in a 24-hour period through the pipeline. One day is diesel the
next day is jet fuel, and petrol, LRP and Unleaded. We have 34-storage
tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 litres.
Only buy or fill up your car or bakkie in the early morning when the ground
temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their
storage tanks buried below ground.. The colder the ground the denser
the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or
in the evening your litre is not exactly a litre. In the petroleum
business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel
and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.
A one-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the
service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast
mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low,
middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby
minimizing the vapours that are created while you are pumping. All hoses
at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping at a fast rate,
some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours
are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're
getting less worth for your money.
One of the most important tips is to fill up when your tank is HALF FULL.
The reason for this is because the more fuel you have in your tank the less
air is occupying its empty space. Petrol evaporates faster than you can
imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This
roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol and the atmosphere, so it
minimizes evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work
every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every litre is
actually the exact amount.
Another reminder, if there is a fuel truck pumping into the storage tanks
when you stop to buy, DO NOT fill up - most likely the petrol/diesel is
being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered and you might pick up some
of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you
get the most value for your money.
Do share these tips with others& have a great day !!
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